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प्रश्न
Which part of the brain maintains posture and equilibrium of the body?
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उत्तर
Cerebellum, a part of hindbrain is responsible for maintaining posture and equilibrium of the body.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give examples of unconditional reflexes
Name one gustatory receptor and one olfactory receptor present in human beings.
State one function each of cerebellum and pons.
Give the functions of medulla.
Explain the difference between of the following pair of terms :
cerebrum and cerebellum
When you smell a favourite food your mouth begins to water (that is, you secrete saliva). Write down what is the example of the cells in your nasal passages which perceive the smell?
Cerbellum, medulla and pons are the parts of :
(a) mid-brain
(b) hind-brain
(c) forebrain
(d) spinal cord
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The smell of good food causes watering of your mouth. It is a
Complete the following statement by choosing the correct alternative from the choice given in bracker:
Reflex action is controlled by
(i) brain (ii) spinal cord
(iii) autonomic (iii) peripheral nervous system
what do we refer to in the nervous system when we say:
Natural and conditioned …………………
What is the difference between reflex action and voluntary action?
List in tabular form two differences between reflex action and walking.
What type of reflex is the following?
Formation of goose-pimples in cold weather.
What type of reflex is the following?
Blinking of the eye
What will you do if someone pricks your hand with a needle? Elucidate the pathway of response with a neat labelled diagram.
Reflex actions are mediated through ____________.
Which of the following is not an involuntary action?
If after cutting through dorsal root of a spinal nerve of a mammal, the associated receptor in skin was stimulated the animal would ______.
How is the mode of action in beating of the heart different from reflex actions? Give four examples.
Given alongside is a partial diagrammatic representation of a certain phenomenon pertaining to the nervous system.
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- Name the parts numbered 1-7.
- Name the phenomenon that the diagram depicts and define it.
- Give the technical term for the point of contact between two nerve cells.
- Name the parts not shown in the diagram that should be included to complete the pathway of the phenomenon.

